This visual sociology for June 2016 chronicles a stressful and hectic period leading up to our big symposium. Let’s share the lead-up and wind-down in Sydney, with the handmade Canbera markets and art shows in between, including Julian Rosefeldt’s Manifesto exhibition, a collaboration with Cate Blanchett that centrally features sociology!
Respite after a very long day, at Bicicletta restaurant in Canberra. 1 June 2016
Dendy Cinema, Canberra. 4 June
Fixing ships with great care and patience. I went to inspect our site ahead of our forthcoming equity symposium. 9 June
Light city in a Canberra cafe with French pictures. 11 June
Handmade markets, Canberra
Lomo saltado con una Inca Kola, Canberra. 12 June
Bean to bar handmade chocolate from 65% Peruvian chocolate. Made in Canberra by Jasper and Myrtle. 12 June
Sociology of comet art
Fiona Hall, Comet Book. This work explores space and the Christian concept of limbo. At the National Gallery, Canberra. 13 June
Glass art
Here are a few pieces at the Glassworks Art exhibition in Kingston, 18 June
Sombra, by Brian Corr 2015. Waterjetcut and kin formed glass with aluminum.
Surge, by Masahiro Asaka 2015. Winner Hindmarsh Prize 2016. Cast glass.
Science Centrepiece, 23 June
A fun part of working at the Academy of Science was acquiring centrepieces from the various after hours events staff attend as part of the job. This one is from dinner with the delegation from the Indonesian Academy of Sciences.
They have a multidisciplinary Academy with five sections; one is social sciences and the other humanities! They’ve also set up a Young Academy for early mid-career researchers. They have so many wonderful plans for outreach and increasing impact. They attended a Symposium I ran, and are committed to enhancing careers for women in science.
Symposium, 23 June
En route to Sydney, 23 June
Travelling for a series of meetings ahead of tomorrow’s Science Gender Equity smposium! Our keynote speakers are: Australia’s longest serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner & Male Champions of Change Founder Elizabeth Broderick; legendary journalist and Australia’s first woman editor of a national newspaper, Ita Buttrose; and the United Kingdom’s Equality Challenge Unit Chief Executive David Ruebain!
Thai Dinner Over a Magic Light Horse. On official sociological business looking after stakeholders. 23 JUne
Our view from the stakeholder dinner, Harbourside, Sydney. 23 June
This is how chandeliers look at our dragon boat restaurant. 23 June
Sociology of Hotel Art: Sydney
Behold, thematically appropriate hotel art! Featuring ships along Darling Harbour, Sydney. 24 June
Sociology of art, 26 June
A quick trip to the Art Gallery New South Wales, specifically to see the Manifesto exhibition and Ugo Rondinone. 26 June
Manifesto
Julian Rosefeldt, Manifesto. Collaboration with Cate Blanchett. The exhibition starts with a performance of Marx and Engels’ The Communist Manifesto!
The artist uses dialogue from various movies made from the Dogma cinema movement laid out by Lars Von Trier & Thomas Vinterberg.
Ugo Rondinone
“If there was anywhere but desert, Wednesday.” By Ugo Rondinone.
Are you hypnotised yet? “Golden Days and Silver Nights.” By Ugo Rondinone
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